News & Updates
ecDNA breaks Mendelian rules of genetic inheritance when cancer cells divide
Team eDyNAmiC had three papers published in the November 2024 issue of Nature. Below is the plain language summary of one of the three papers. It has been co-developed by the team eDyNAmiC patient advocates. It was written by Shirin Khalili, Katell Maguet, Dave...
CGC Summit 2025 – team eDyNAmiC travels to Boston
In early March, members from team eDyNAmiC traveled to Boston, Massachusetts, to attend the Cancer Grand Challenges annual Summit. Team members had the opportunity to network and meet members of the other funded teams, listen to engaging keynote speakers, gain...
Team eDyNAmiC Patient Advocates
Team eDyNAmiC's patient advocates are integral to the team. We are fortunate to work with talented, committed, and passionate advocates who bring a wealth of knowledge and diverse skills to the team. As with all teams, we have team members transition and move on to...
Team eDyNAmiC: Highlights and Features
Over the last three months, team eDyNAmiC has been hard at work--publishing in journals of the highest calibre, co-creating plain language summaries to bridge the gap between the public's understanding of ecDNA and the team's breakthrough discoveries, and receiving...
eDyNAmiC Patient Advocates attend VOICE science course at Barts Cancer Institute
Note, the above picture of the patient advocates in the laboratory is from the Barts Cancer Institute LinkedIn post that is featured below. In early September, Independent Cancer Patients' Voice held the 11th edition of their VOICE: Science for Patient Advocates...
Congratulations to Dr. Benjamin Cravatt
Team eDyNAmiC is delighted to offer hearty congratulations to one of our team members. Work Package 7 Lead, Dr. Benjamin Cravatt, was named the 2024 Heinrich Wieland Laureate. Ben developed a new method to identify disease-causing proteins and drugs targeting those...
Team eDyNAmiC: A News Round-Up
Since we last posted a news update in February 2024, recapping accolades and honors from June 2022 through early 2024, Team eDyNAmiC has been featured in the news for all the right reasons. Members continue to be honored for...
Passionate Advocates Spreading the Word About eDyNAmiC’s Extraordinary Impact
At the 2024 Cancer Grand Challenges Summit, Team eDyNAmiC Patient Advocates joined members from the CGC community and presented a poster highlighting their achievements, approach, and plans for the year ahead. Patient Advocacy and Patient Advocates are integral to...
Year 2 In Review: Progress & Impact
As we embark on Year 3 of Team eDyNAmiC, we reflect on Year 2's progress and impact. Year 2 was transformative for Team eDyNAmiC. We built on year 1 progress by further integrating powerful new technologies and learning from patients. Our team grew stronger and more...
An Interview with eDyNAmiC Team Lead, Dr. Paul Mischel
As part of Team eDyNAmiC’s “Getting to Know You” series, program manager, Pema Richeson, will ask team members four questions to learn more about them, their research, and their hopes for eDyNAmiC. To kick off the series, Pema sat down with Team Lead, Dr. Paul...
Cancer Grand Challenges 2024 Summit: An eDyNAmiC Patient Advocate’s Impression
We are delighted to feature a guest post from one of Team eDyNAmiC's Patient Advocates, Shirin Khalili. Below, Shirin reflects on the Cancer Grand Challenges (CGC) annual Summit held in London, UK, 6-8 March 2024. The Summit brought together over 250 members from the...
Expanding the Team: Meet the New Patient Advocates
In 2023, the eDyNAmiC Patient Advocates (PAs) grew their team and added new PAs from diverse backgrounds, each bringing their own lived experience to their role as PA. Team eDyNAmiC is delighted to have new team members join, and we know that they will continue to...
